From the day
On the date
Tuesday, April 11, 1905
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
END ALDERMEN'S HOLD ON FRANCHISE RIGHTS; Senate Passes Bill Giving Board of Estimate New Power. McCARREN AGAINST GRADY Votes with Republicans for Measure -- Similar Bill in the Assembly Is Advanced.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
In My Merry Oldsmobile
Gus Edwards
The must-have
Land's Lord (Precursor to Monopoly)
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 145 (145)
- George Canning (1770)
- Ferdinand Lassalle (1825)
- John I of Portugal (1357)
- Sándor Márai (1900)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Jukebox, Silencers & Novocain.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
44,250 days ago
(121 years, 85 days)